Yours, Mine, or everyone's property? China's property law in 2007

Journal of Chinese Political Science

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-47

  Lee, Wei Chin ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil Code; Economic Transition; Property Law; Property Rights; Real Property

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953023920     PISSN: 10806954     EISSN: 18746357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11366-009-9081-7     Document Type: Article

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